Which term describes regulations?

• A. Rules
• B. Statutes
• C. Regulations
• D. PANDA

Answer: (C)

Regulations are the binding directives issued by government agencies to implement and enforce statutes passed by the legislature. They provide the concrete requirements, procedures, and standards that practitioners must follow, and they carry legal force once officially promulgated. Statutes are the actual laws enacted by the legislature, establishing the broad authority and framework; regulations come from agencies under that authority to specify how those laws work in practice. While “rules” can be used in everyday language, the formal term for these official agency directives is regulations. PANDA has no role in regulatory language. In Kansas dentistry contexts, regulations come from the state regulatory agency to spell out how statutes governing licensure, scope of practice, and professional conduct are applied.